Kent vs Surrey – South Group T20 Blast Betting Tips

Host Kent will face Surrey in the South Group fixture of the Vitality T20 Blast in Canterbury on Friday. 

The home team in this fixture is in a pole position to cement their spot in the next round as they are placed in the top half of the league table with 13 points after 10 matches played. 

Their last match was suspended because seven members of the opposing team—Sussex—were self-isolating after Tom Clark tested positive for coronavirus. 

The management will be hoping that the players will produce a match-winning display, especially after having a long break because of the previous match’s postponement. 

On the other hand, the visitors are also one of the in-form teams in the competition as they currently have 13 points to their name after 11 matches played. 

The management will be hoping that the players will get the better of a tough opponent which would make it easier for the team to cement their spot in the next round. 

Both teams have faced off 35 times in the history of the Vitality T20 Blast where Surrey have a slight edge with 18 wins compared to Kent’s 16 victories whereas one match ended with no result.

Kent Form and Team News 

Despite suffering a defeat against Somerset in their previous outing, Kent are unlikely to make any significant changes in the playing XI for their match on Friday. 

However, the team management will be extremely concerned with the performance of the bowling unit who failed to claim a single wicket against Somerset, that too despite posting a par total of 168 on the board while batting first. 

In the batting department, Kent will be relying on the likes of captain Daniel Bell-Drummond, opener Zak Crawley, top-order batsman Joe Denly, Jack Leaning and wicketkeeper-batsman Jordan Cox to score the bulk of the runs. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Fred Klaassen, Matt Milnes, Darren Stevens, Grant Stewart along Afghanistan’s leg-spinner Qais Ahmed to produce timely breakthroughs.

Surrey Form and Team News

Surrey are coming in this match with a feel-good factor after securing an impressive win against Hampshire in their previous outing. 

The team management will be particularly happy about the performance of the bowling unit as they managed to defend just 146 runs in Southampton on Wednesday. 

In the batting department, Surrey will be relying on the likes of Laurie Evans, Ollie Pope, wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith and opener Will Jacks to score the bulk of the runs. 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Kyle Jamieson, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson and captain Gareth Batty to dismantle the opposition’s batting lineup by claiming timely wickets.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host Kent will be the favorites to win the North Group game of the Vitality T20 Blast competition to be played at Canterbury. For this game, Kent are placed at 1.87 odds, while Surrey are placed at 1.87 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both teams are well on their way to the next round with some extremely impressive performances throughout the campaign. 

Looking at the overall strengths of both sides on the paper, Surrey looks a far formidable unit, largely because of their strong bowling unit which consists of some very notable names who have a lot of experience as well. 

Therefore, the prediction is for the Batty-led unit to continue their winning momentum and secure another important victory on Friday.

Tip 1- Surrey’s formidable record at Canterbury 

Table-toppers Surrey will be looking to continue their winning momentum against Kent. The county side will take heart from the fact that they have an excellent record against Kent in the T20I matches played at St. Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. Surrey has won six matches out of nine played at the venue. 

Given their excellent record at Canterbury, we expect Surrey to register a comfortable win over Kent in this [email protected].

Tip 2: Daniel Bell-Drummond to the lead the way for Kent

With two half-centuries in his last four innings, Daniel Bell-Drummond has been Kent’s go-to-man in the batting department this season. With 286 runs in nine outings at a strike rate of 163.42, he is currently Kent’s leading run-scorer in the Vitality T20 Blast competition.

Given his splendid performances this season, we expect Daniel Bell-Drummond to score 25 runs or more in this [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Surrey to overcome Kent in this contest and extend their lead at the top of the table.

1. Surrey to register a comfortable win over Kent in this [email protected].
2. Daniel Bell-Drummond to score 25 runs or more in this contest- [email protected]

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